Hannu Sariola

17.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
153 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Hannu Sariola is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Hannu Sariola has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Surgery and 26 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Hannu Sariola's work include Renal and related cancers (46 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (13 papers) and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (11 papers). Hannu Sariola is often cited by papers focused on Renal and related cancers (46 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (13 papers) and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (11 papers). Hannu Sariola collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Italy. Hannu Sariola's co-authors include Märt Saarma, Kirsi Sainio, Jordan A. Kreidberg, Rudolf Jaenisch, Thomas Doetschman, Janet M. Loring, Jerry Pelletier, Masahiro Maeda, David E. Housman and Peter Ekblom and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Hannu Sariola

153 papers receiving 12.9k citations

Hit Papers

WT-1 is required for early kidney development 1988 2026 2000 2013 1993 1997 2000 1996 1996 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. WT-1 is required for early kidney development
    1993 1.5k citations Hannu Sariola et al. profile →
  2. TGFβ2 knockout mice have multiple developmental defects that are non-overlapping with other TGFβ knockout phenotypes
    1997 1.2k citations Hannu Sariola et al. profile →
  3. Regulation of Cell Fate Decision of Undifferentiated Spermatogonia by GDNF
    2000 1.1k citations Xiaojuan Meng, Dirk G. de Rooij et al. profile →
  4. Defects in enteric innervation and kidney development in mice lacking GDNF
    1996 931 citations Märt Saarma, Hannu Sariola et al. profile →
  5. GDNF signalling through the Ret receptor tyrosine kinase
    1996 667 citations Märt Saarma, Hannu Sariola et al. profile →
  6. Functional receptor for GDNF encoded by the c-ret proto-oncogene
    1996 664 citations Urmas Arumäe, Hannu Sariola et al. profile →
  7. Vasculogenesis and angiogenesis in embryonic-stem-cell-derived embryoid bodies
    1988 518 citations Hannu Sariola et al. profile →

Peers

Hannu Sariola
Frank Costantini United States
Marina Gertsenstein Canada
Andreas Schedl France
Simon J. Conway United States
Jordan A. Kreidberg United States
Lieve Moons Belgium
Roger A. Pedersen United States
Jan Kitajewski United States
Jack Lawler United States
Andreas Kispert Germany
Frank Costantini United States
Hannu Sariola
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hannu Sariola

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hannu Sariola. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hannu Sariola based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Hannu Sariola. Hannu Sariola is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ajdary, Rubina, Guillermo Reyes, Esko Kankuri, et al.. (2024). Comparative In Vivo Biocompatibility of Cellulose-Derived and Synthetic Meshes in Subcutaneous Transplantation Models. Biomacromolecules. 25(11). 7298–7310. 2 indexed citations
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Murumägi, Astrid, Daniela Ungureanu, Mariliina Arjama, et al.. (2021). STRN-ALK rearranged pediatric malignant peritoneal mesothelioma – Functional testing of 527 cancer drugs in patient-derived cancer cells. Translational Oncology. 14(4). 101027–101027. 9 indexed citations
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Kuure, Satu & Hannu Sariola. (2020). Mouse Models of Congenital Kidney Anomalies. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1236. 109–136. 13 indexed citations
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Itokazu, Yutaka, Nobuyoshi Tajima, Laura Kerosuo, et al.. (2016). A2B5+/GFAP+ Cells of Rat Spinal Cord Share a Similar Lipid Profile with Progenitor Cells: A Comparative Lipidomic Study. Neurochemical Research. 41(7). 1527–1544. 5 indexed citations
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Perälä, Nina, Madis Jakobson, Roxana Ola, et al.. (2010). Sema4C-Plexin B2 signalling modulates ureteric branching in developing kidney. Differentiation. 81(2). 81–91. 28 indexed citations
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Häyry, Valtteri, Olli Tynninen, Hannu Haapasalo, et al.. (2008). Stem cell protein BMI‐1 is an independent marker for poor prognosis in oligodendroglial tumours. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 34(5). 555–563. 56 indexed citations
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Häyry, Valtteri, Minna Tanner, Tea Blom, et al.. (2008). Copy number alterations of the polycomb gene BMI1 in gliomas. Acta Neuropathologica. 116(1). 97–102. 36 indexed citations
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Meng, Xiaojuan, Gudrun Wahlström, Tiina Immonen, et al.. (2002). The Drosophila hugin gene codes for myostimulatory and ecdysis-modifying neuropeptides. Mechanisms of Development. 117(1-2). 5–13. 86 indexed citations
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Creemers, Laura B., Xiaoxian Meng, Krista den Ouden, et al.. (2002). Transplantation of Germ Cells from Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor-Overexpressing Mice to Host Testes Depleted of Endogenous Spermatogenesis by Fractionated Irradiation1. Biology of Reproduction. 66(6). 1579–1584. 85 indexed citations
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Vakkila, Jukka, Kim Vettenranta, Hannu Sariola, & Ulla M. Saarinen‐Pihkala. (2001). Poor Yield of Dendritic Cell Precursors from Untreated Pediatric Cancer. Journal of Hematotherapy & Stem Cell Research. 10(6). 787–793. 8 indexed citations
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Sariola, Hannu & Märt Saarma. (1999). GDNF and its receptors in the regulation of the ureteric branching. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 43(5). 413–418. 39 indexed citations
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Wartiovaara, Kirmo, et al.. (1998). Hirschsprung's disease genes and the development of the enteric nervous system. Annals of Medicine. 30(1). 66–74. 19 indexed citations
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Sariola, Hannu & Kirsi Sainio. (1997). The tip-top branching ureter. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 9(6). 877–884. 73 indexed citations
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Iivanainen, Antti, Kirsi Sainio, Hannu Sariola, & Karl Tryggvason. (1995). Primary structure and expression of a novel human laminin α4 chain. FEBS Letters. 365(2-3). 183–188. 109 indexed citations
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Sariola, Hannu, Kirsi Sainio, Urmas Arumäe, & Märt Saarma. (1994). Neurotrophins and Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor: Their Biology and Pathology. Annals of Medicine. 26(5). 355–363. 17 indexed citations
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Lindahl, Harry, Risto Rintala, & Hannu Sariola. (1993). Chronic esophagitis and gastric metaplasia are frequent late complications of esophageal atresia. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 28(9). 1178–1180. 62 indexed citations
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Rintala, Risto, Harry Lindahl, Eino Marttinen, & Hannu Sariola. (1993). Constipation is a major functional complication after internal sphincter-saving posterior sagittal anorectoplasty for high and intermediate anorectal malformations. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 28(8). 1054–1058. 64 indexed citations
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Sariola, Hannu, Märt Saarma, Kirsi Sainio, et al.. (1991). DEPENDENCE OF KIDNEY MORPHOGENESIS ON THE EXPRESSION OF NERVE GROWTH-FACTOR RECEPTOR. Science Progress. 254. 571–573. 3 indexed citations
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Rintala, Risto, Harry Lindahl, Hannu Sariola, Juhani Rapola, & I Louhimo. (1990). The rectourogenital connection in anorectal malformations is an ectopic anal canal. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 25(6). 665–668. 25 indexed citations
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Sariola, Hannu, et al.. (1989). The effect of neuronal cells on kidney differentiation. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 33(1). 149–155. 11 indexed citations

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